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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_91858" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_91858" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) A high hill near the shore. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (v. t.) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (n.) That which gives notice of danger. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (n.) A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. </p> <p> '''(6):''' (v. t.) To furnish with a beacon or beacons. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58648" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58648" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> BE'ACON, n. beekn. </p> 1. A signal erected on a long pole, upon an eminence, consisting of a pitch barrel, or some combustible matter, to be fired at night, or to cause a smoke by day, to notify the approach of an enemy. 2. A light-house a house erected on a point on land, or other place on the sea-coast, with lamps which burn at night, to direct navigators, and preserve vessels from running upon rocks, sand banks, or the shore. In general, a beacon may be any light or mark intended for direction and security against danger. 3. Figuratively, that which gives notice of danger. | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197507" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_197507" /> == | ||
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71619" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71619" /> == | ||
<p> '''Beacon.''' | <p> '''Beacon.''' A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence for direction. Isaiah 30:17. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23956" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23956" /> == | ||
<p> (תֹּרֶן, '' | <p> (תֹּרֶן, ''To'' '''Ren'' )'','' Isaiah 30:17, in the margin in that place, and in the text in chap. 23:23, and Ezekiel 27:5, rendered "mast." It probably signifies a [[Pole]] used as a standard or "ensign" (נֵס, ''Nes'' )'','' which was set up on the tops of mountains as a signal for the assembling of the people, sometimes on the invasion of an enemy, and sometimes after a defeat ( Isaiah 5:26; Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 18:3; Isaiah 62:10). (See [[Banner]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1615" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_1615" /> == | ||
